Poll on Response to King v. Burwell Decision

A new poll by McLaughlin & Associates finds that Americans strongly support having Congress advance a conservative alternative in the context of King v. Burwell.

The poll asked,

“If the Supreme Court rules that the Obama administration has been illegally paying out Obamacare subsidies in 36 states, what do you think Congress should do in response?”

Likely voters replied as follows:

“Do nothing and let people in those 36 states lose their subsidies and perhaps their insurance”: 4 percent

“Negotiate fixes to Obamacare with the Obama White House in exchange for turning the subsidies back on”: 20 percent

“Turn the subsidies back on temporarily but don’t try to fix Obamacare”: 5 percent

“Propose to effectively repeal and replace Obamacare in those 36 states with a conservative alternative that aims to help people get coverage and reduce costs”: 26 percent

“Give the states a choice between Obamacare and switching to a conservative alternative that aims to help people get coverage and reduce costs”: 25 percent

“Something else”: 8 percent

“No opinion”: 13 percent

Support for having Congress propose a conservative alternative (either for the 36 states in question or for all states that choose to switch to such an alternative) was 64 percent among Republicans and 55 percent among independents, while the most popular answer among Democrats (34 percent, compared with only 10 percent among Republicans and 12 percent among independents) was that Congress should negotiate fixes to Obamacare.

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New polling finds that most Americans (including 55 percent of independents) want Congress to propose a conservative alternative in response to King v. Burwell, while only 20 percent (most of them Democrats) want Congress to negotiate fixes to Obamacare.

Should the upcoming Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell go against the Obama Administration, conservatives in Congress will have a unique opportunity to support a bold repeal-and-replace plan in 37 states.